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Washington D.C. is called the "District of Columbia" because it was created as a federal district to serve as the capital, and the name "Columbia" was used as a symbolic reference to Christopher Columbus and also as a patriotic reference for the newly formed United States. The area was carved out of Maryland and Virginia, and the capital city was named after President George WashingtonMR-7 » Yesterday, 12:39 pm » wrote: ↑ to the American Citizens. Man, she has great points.
"I would caution my colleagues on the other side of the aisle to refrain from making jokes about the Gulf of America because next up may be the District of America that we are working on," Boebert said during a hearing for the House Natural Resources Committee.
Lauren Boebert Wants to Rename Washington DC the ‘District of America’
